We finally upgraded the forum to a more powerful script with better features. Try the search features for starters. You'll also notice new things you can do like read new posts since last visit and read unanswered posts.

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We'll be making lots of tweaks to the forum (including the template) in the days ahead - so pardon the work-in-progress.

Clemens wrote:Did you ever think about another font instead of (or additional to) SPIonic? I don't know what the other users think but I hate these annoying spacing problems...what about some Unicode based font like Palatino Linotype?

Various options had been looked at but SPIonic is the most widely available. And those people who don't have access to the font can still see Betacode.

Unicode is of course the Holy Grail, but there are a few problems, not least of which is entry. Jeff'd have to write some sort of input form to compose the Greek. Also, on those machines that cannot handle Unicode people will see nonsense. Not everyone can afford to upgrade their OS every time a new version comes out

The SPIonic choice isn't ideal, but it maximizes usability for now. Perhaps in a few more years Unicode will be truly universal.

Jeff, is it possible to blot out those stupid "Information" windows? I'm perfectly well aware when I've done things like post a message or mark them as read. I'd rather not have to click through a message telling me that what I just asked to do was done just to get back to the board.

Jeff, is it possible to blot out those stupid "Information" windows? I'm perfectly well aware when I've done things like post a message or mark them as read. I'd rather not have to click through a message telling me that what I just asked to do was done just to get back to the board.

It will redirect you to the thread you just posted in, which isn't that bad, but I too would like it to go back to the forum either directly or instead of the thread...

Jeff, is it possible to blot out those stupid "Information" windows? I'm perfectly well aware when I've done things like post a message or mark them as read. I'd rather not have to click through a message telling me that what I just asked to do was done just to get back to the board.

It will redirect you to the thread you just posted in, which isn't that bad, but I too would like it to go back to the forum either directly or instead of the thread...

I'm looking into how to remove this - I don't like it either. I guess it's someone's idea of how to create more pageviews??

hey jeff, I know you're still working out the details on the new forum, but can I make a request? The little icons beside each forum and topic, the ones that turn orange when there is a new post... on my monitor I can barely see the difference between the white and the orange so I really have to peer to figure out if there's a new post or not. Can we make those more obvious, either by brightening up the orange or making the white one empty (like the old way) or both? thanks! that would really help my eyes... :)

klewlis wrote:hey jeff, I know you're still working out the details on the new forum, but can I make a request? The little icons beside each forum and topic, the ones that turn orange when there is a new post... on my monitor I can barely see the difference between the white and the orange so I really have to peer to figure out if there's a new post or not.

I'm not crazy about that orange either. I'll look into making/finding green ones.